Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) is a multidisciplinary firm specializing in the planning and design of museums, exhibits, educational environments and visitor attractions. A family-owned company founded in 1978, its portfolio includes many of the world’s most recognizable public learning institutions across 700 completed commissions in more than 50 countries. Headquartered in New York, with branch offices in London, Moscow, Berlin, Beijing and Dubai, RAA has a staff of over two hundred practitioners including designers, architects, historians, educators, media specialists, technologists, and researchers. RAA is known for its work for national governments, leading institutions, and major corporations.
Founded in 1978 by Ralph Appelbaum, the firm has created over 500 projects that are visited by over 50 million people each year.
RAA has expertise in all aspects of planning, design, and media production. The firm offers comprehensive interpretive solutions, from a project's concept phase to its realization.
The firm is composed of designers, writers, architects, scientists, historians, artists, educators, and filmmakers. They work collaboratively to produce authentic and compelling attractions rooted in a deep understanding of content, expert storytelling, and world-class design.
RAA has realized commissions in thirty-three countries on five continents. Whether one-room displays or encyclopedic presentations in palatial settings, RAA's exhibitions entertain and educate a global audience.
RAA projects have been honored with the following 300+ awards in the fields of design and communication.
Creative Review Annual Award, Honorable Mention, Installations and Exhibitions – Museum of Literature Ireland
A'Design Award, Silver, Spatial Design (Outdoor Museum) – Alumni Park at University of Wisconsin
ADC Award, Merit - Spatitial Design, Horniman Museum and Gardens, World Gallery
ADC Award, Bronze - Spatitial Design, Lavazza Museum
Museums and Heritage Award, International Project of the Year, Shortlisted, National Library of Ireland, Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again
Museums and Heritage Award, Permanent Exhibition of the Year, Shortlisted, Horniman Museum and Gardens, World Gallery
Museums and Heritage Award, International Project of the Year, Shorlisted, Royal Alberta Museum Renewal [Human History and Natural History Galleries]
Indigo Awards, Silver - Branding, Lavazza Museum
European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA), Kenneth Hudson Award,
,Weltmuseum Wien
Red Dot Award,
,National Museum of African American History and Culture
Applied Arts Awards Annual, Environmental/Signage Design,
,University of Wisconsin Alumni Park
The Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD), Global Design Award Finalist, Baptist Health South Florida Gallery, Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
German Design Award, Special Mention - Fair and Exhibition Category,
,Weltmuseum Wien
IDA Design Awards, Bronze - Interior Design / Exhibits, Pavilions and Exhibitions,
,Weltmuseum Wien
IDCA (International Design and Communication Awards), Finalist - Best Scenography,
,Weltmuseum Wien
Graphis Design Annual 2019, Silver - Exhibits
,University of Wisconsin Alumni Park
GOOD DESIGN™ Award, Environments 2018,
,University of Wisconsin Alumni Park
Museums and Heritage Award, Best Permanent Exhibition,
,Brooklands Aircraft Factory, Brooklands Museum
The Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD), Global Design Award Finalist,
,University of Wisconsin Alumni Park
Red Dot Award,
,Weltmuseum Wien
Industrial Designers Society of America, International Design Excellence Award: Award Finalist, University of Wisconsin Alumni Park
Arts Fund Prize “Museum of the Year" Shortlisted,
,Brooklands Aircraft Factory, Brooklands Museum
Industrial Designers Society of America, International Design Excellence Award: Award Finalist,
,National Museum of African American History and Culture
24th Annual THEA Award, Outstanding Achievement: Museum,
,National Museum of African American History and Culture
Graphis Design Annual 2017, Silver - Exhibits
,Boris Yeltsin Presidential Museum
American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC) Award, Gold to WSP – Parsons Brinckerhoff,
,National Museum of African American History and Culture
GOOD DESIGN™ Award, Environments 2017,
,Weltmuseum Wien
Graphis, Design Annual 2017 Award: Print; Exhibit, Silver,
,Boris Yeltsin Presidential Museum
The Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD), Merit Award,
,National Museum of African American History and Culture
Contract Magazine, Interiors Award - Civic / Public,
,National Museum of African American History and Culture
Fast Company Innovation by Design Award, Spaces, Places, and Cities - Honorable Mention,
,National Museum of African American History and Culture
European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA), Kenneth Hudson Award,
,Boris Yeltsin Presidential Museum
International Design Communication Awards, Gold, Best Scenography for a Permanent Collection,
,National Museum of African American History and Culture
Graphis, Design Annual 2017 Award: Exhibit, Silver,
,National Museum of African American History and Culture
Graphis, Design Annual 2017 Award: Exhibit, Gold,
,AT&T Executive Briefing Center
Washington Building Congress, Craftsmanship Award Winner: to RAA's consultant Mona Electric Group,
,National Museum of African American History and Culture
James B. Recchie Design Award, Finalist, Nationwide Children's Hospital
The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, GOOD Design Awards: Environment Award
,Boris Yeltsin Presidential Museum
Industrial Designers Society of America, International Design Excellence Award: Environment, Silver, The Women's Library Collection, London School of Economics
The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, GOOD Design Awards: Environment Award,
,AT&T Executive Briefing Center
The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, GOOD Design Awards: Environment Award, Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor
Graphis, Design Annual 2015 Award: Print; Exhibit, Gold
,Ting: Technology and Democracy
Graphis, Design Annual 2015 Award: Print; Exhibit, Gold
,The Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Applied Arts, Interactive Media Award: Educational / Reference
,Presidio Officers' Club
Graphis, Design Annual 2015 Award: Print; Exhibit, Silver
,Presidio Officers' Club
Creativity International Print & Packaging Design Awards, Silver
,Presidio Officers' Club
Creativity International Print & Packaging Design Awards, Gold
,The Canadian Museum for Human Rights
The National Lottery Award, Second Place: Best Heritage Project, Lincoln Castle
Experience Design Awards, Best Museum Environment: Experience Design Award Winner
,The Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Applied Arts, Interactive Media Award: Educational / Reference
,Ting: Technology and Democracy
Industrial Designers Society of America, International Design Excellence Award, Finalist: Environments
,The Canadian Museum for Human Rights
The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, GOOD Design Awards: Environment Award, First World War in the Air, Royal Air Force Museum
,The First World War in the Air, Royal Air Force Museum
The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, GOOD Design Awards: Humanitarian Award
,The Canadian Museum for Human Rights
The National Lottery Award, First Place: Best Heritage Project, First World War in the Air, Royal Air Force Museum
,The First World War in the Air, Royal Air Force Museum
Mariano Gago Ecsite Awards, Ecsite Creativity Award
,Ting: Technology and Democracy
Society for Experiential Graphic Design, Global Design Award, Honor Award: Experiential Graphic Design
,Ting: Technology and Democracy
American Alliance of Museums, Muse Award, Silver Award: Multimedia Installations
,Ting: Technology and Democracy
The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, GOOD Design Awards: Environment Award
,Ting: Technology and Democracy
iF International Forum Design, iF Award 2015, Design Award: Interior Design / Installations
,Ting: Technology and Democracy
Industrial Designers Society of America, International Design Excellence Award, Finalist: Environments, First World War in the Air, Royal Air Force Museum
,The First World War in the Air, Royal Air Force Museum
Graphis, Design Annual 2015 Award: Print; Exhibit, Platinum, Royal Air Force Museum, First World War in the Air
,The First World War in the Air, Royal Air Force Museum
Industrial Designers Society of America, International Design Excellence Award, Finalist: Environments
,Ting: Technology and Democracy
American Alliance of Museums, Muse Award, Silver Award: Multimedia Installations
,Ting: Technology and Democracy
Industrial Designers Society of America, International Design Excellence Award, Finalist: Environments
,Presidio Officers' Club
Applied Arts, Design Award: Environmental / Signage – Series
,Ting: Technology and Democracy
Graphis, Design Annual 2015 Award: Exhibit, Gold, Eaton Experience Center
Communication Arts Design Annual: Design, Environmental, Art/Design, Eaton Experience Center
Communication Arts Interactive Annual March/April
,Ting: Technology and Democracy
DDC / Deutscher Designer Club, Gute Gestaltung, Good Design 15 Award: Space and Architecture
,Ting: Technology and Democracy
Red Dot Design Award: Spatial Communication
,Ting: Technology and Democracy
Agenda, International Design Communication Award: Best Scenograpgy for a Temporary Exhibition, Gold
,Ting: Technology and Democracy
SEGD — The Society for Experiential Graphic Design, Merit Award, Eaton Experience Center
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, Award of Merit, Illumination Award, Eaton Experience Center
The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, GOOD Design Awards: Environment Award, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Graphis Design Annual 2013, Silver - Exhibits,
,National Museum of Scotland
Graphis, Design Annual 2014 Award: Environmental, Silver, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Graphis Design Annual 2013, Platinum - Exhibits,
,IBM 100: THINK
Communication Arts Design Annual 54, September/October, Nationwide Children's Hospital
The Art Newspaper Russia, Museum of the Year
,
Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center
Graphis Design Annual, Gold, Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Biblical Times
Industrial Designers Society of America, Industrial Design Excellence Award, Finalist, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Industrial Designers Society of America, Industrial Design Excellence Award, Finalist
,Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center
Communication Arts Interactive Annual March/April 2013
,IBM 100: THINK
The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, GOOD Design Awards: Environment Award
,
Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Merit Award
,Natural History Museum of Utah
Event Design Award: Best Permanent Installation, Gold, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Graphis, Design Annual 2014 Award: Exhibit, Gold
,
Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center
American Alliance of Museums, AAM Excellence in Exhibitions Competition: Alignment of Site and Mission, Special Distinction
,Natural History Museum of Utah
Epcot, Event Design Award, Silver
,IBM 100: THINK
iF International Forum Design, iF Communication Design Award, Gold
,IBM 100: THINK
Event Design Awards, Gold Award: Best All Modular Exhibit, Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Biblical Times
GOOD DESIGN Awards, Museum of Architecture and Design
,Natural History Museum of Utah
Event Design Awards, Gold Award, Best Museum Environment
,Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Creativity International Awards, Silver Award for Environmental Graphics
,Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Creativity International Awards, Platinum Winner: Environmental Graphics, Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Biblical Times
Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany, Nomination, Bahrain National Charter Monument
The Civic Trust Award
,National Museum of Scotland
GOOD DESIGN Awards: Environments, Bahrain National Charter Monument
Arts Fund Prize, Short List (of 10)
,National Museum of Scotland
Museums + Heritage Award, Permanent Exhibition
,National Museum of Scotland
Creativity International Awards, Honorable Mention, Environmental Graphics
,National Museum of Scotland
Creativity International Awards, Gold Winner for Environmental Graphics
,Natural History Museum of Utah
European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, American Architecture Award
,Natural History Museum of Utah
International Design Communication Awards, Bronze Winner, Best Exhibition Layout
,Natural History Museum of Utah
Graphis Design Annual 2012, Silver - Exhibits,
,Oculus: An Eye Into St. Paul’s Cathedral
Communication Arts, Environmental Graphics
,Natural History Museum of Utah
Creativity International Awards, Honorable Mention, Environmental Graphics
,NASCAR Hall of Fame
Event Design Awards, Silver Winner, Best Museum Environment
,NASCAR Hall of Fame
Industrial Soceity of America, Gold International Design Excellence Awards
,IBM 100: THINK
Communication Arts, Environmental Graphics
,IBM 100: THINK
Art Directors Club, Gold and Audience Awards
,IBM 100: THINK
One Show Design, Gold Pencil for Events and Installations
,IBM 100: THINK
Event Design Awards, Silver Winner, Best Use of Exterior Media
,IBM 100: THINK
SXSW Interactive Awards, Silver Winner, Best Use of Exterior Media
,IBM 100: THINK
Next Awards (AICP), Integrated and Experiential
,IBM 100: THINK
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Merit Award
,IBM 100: THINK
International Forum (iF) Design Awards
,IBM 100: THINK
Graphis Design Annual, Gold Award
,Arctic Studies Center, Anchorage Museum
Cannes Lion Design-C05, Short List, Exhibtions and Live Events and Design: Advertising Typography, Posters (Ogilvy)
,IBM 100: THINK
Industrial Designers Society of America, Finalist, International Design Excellence Award, Best Environment
,National Museum of Scotland
39th Annual Creativity Awards, Silver Award
,Making Modernity, Chemical Heritage Foundation
Graphis Design Annual, Gold
,Arctic Studies Center, Anchorage Museum
International Association of Music Libraries, Exellence Award for Music Libraries, The Gerald Coke Handel Collection
,The Foundling Museum
Arts Fund Prize, Longlist
,National Museum of Scotland
Arts Fund Prize
,Royal Albert Memorial Museum
The Civic Trust Special Award
,National Museum of Scotland
The Civic Trust Award
,Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Industrial Designers Society of America, Finalist
,Natural History Museum of Utah
Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany, Nomination, Pompeii the Exhibit: Life and Death in the Shadow of Vesuvius
GOOD DESIGN Awards: Environments, Pompeii the Exhibit: Life and Death in the Shadow of Vesuvius
Design Week Awards, Exhibition Design (UK)
,Oculus: An Eye Into St. Paul’s Cathedral
Graphis Design Annual, Gold Award
,United States Capitol Visitor Center
Industrial Designers Society of America, Silver International Design Excellence Award
,Arctic Studies Center, Anchorage Museum
Design Awards, Federal Republic of Germany, Nomination
,Arctic Studies Center, Anchorage Museum
Event Design Awards, Gold Award: Best Museum Environment, Bahrain National Charter Monument
International Architecture Awards, Winner, St. Louis and the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
Industrial Designers Society of America, Silver International Design Award
,Mandela Day 2009
Creativity International Awards, Gold Award, Pompeii the Exhibit: Life and Death in the Shadow of Vesuvius
GOOD DESIGN Awards, Environments
,Arctic Studies Center, Anchorage Museum
Design Awards, Federal Republic of Germany, Nomination
,Oculus: An Eye Into St. Paul’s Cathedral
Creativity International Awards, Silver Award, Blue Ridge Music Center
Creativity Internationl Awards, Silver Award: Environmental Graphics, Rutgers Visitor Center
Industrial Designers Society of America Industrial Design Excellence Awards, Museum Exhibits and Set Design
,Making Modernity, Chemical Heritage Foundation
Digital Out of Home Awards, Most Innovative Content/Advertising Integration
,Mandela Day 2009
Design Award, Federal Republic of Germany, Nomination
,The Newseum
Applied Arts Awards Annual, Environmental Design
,Mandela Day 2009
One Show Design, Merit Award
,Mandela Day 2009
Creativity International Awards, Gold Winner, Environmental Graphics
,Arctic Studies Center, Anchorage Museum
52nd AIA Honolulu Design Awards, Merit Award, Hawaiian Hall, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
365 AIGA Design Competition
,John Lennon: The New York City Years
NJ Historic Sites Council 20th Annual Historic Preservation Awards, Stewardship Award
,Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Industrial Designers Society of America, Industrial Design Excellence Award, Finalist: Museum Exhibits and Set Design, Hawaiian Hall, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
GOOD DESIGN Awards
,Space Chase, Adventure Science Center
Communication Arts, Environmental Graphics
,John Lennon: The New York City Years
39th Annual Creativity Awards, Silver Award
,John Lennon: The New York City Years
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, "Doing a Lot With a Little" Award, Freedom Rides, Montgomery Bus Station
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Merit Award, Freedom Rides, Montgomery Bus Station
GOOD DESIGN Award, Samsung d'light
Event Design Awards, Gold Winner: Best Corporate Permanent Installation, Samsung d'light
Event Design Awards, Silver Winner, Best Museum Environment
,United States Capitol Visitor Center
15th Annual THEA Award, Outstanding Achievement: Museum
,The Newseum
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Honor Award
,The Newseum
39th Annual Creativity Awards, Silver Award
,Mandela Day 2009
14th Annual Webby Awards, Official Honoree
,Mandela Day 2009
Event Design Awards, Gold Winner, Best Graphical Treatment
,Mandela Day 2009
Graphis Design Annual, Gold Award, Exhibitions
,National World War I Museum
Museums + Heritage Award, Best International Project
,The Newseum
5th Annual Davey Awards, Silver Award
,Mandela Day 2009
Communication Arts, Award of Excellence, Interactive Competition, to RAA's consultant Second Story: Great War Tables
,National World War I Museum
Museum + Heritage Awards for Excellence
,London Transport Museum
Industrial Designers Society of America, Gold Industrial Design Excellence Award, Museum Exhibits and Set Design
,National World War I Museum
Event Design Awards, Gold Winner, Best Museum Environment
,The Newseum
Southern Museums Conference Competition, Honorable Mention: Over $25,000 Category, to the Alabama Historical Commission, Freedom Rides, Montgomery Bus Station
American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), 2008 Diamond Award to RAA's consultant LERA
,The Newseum
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual, Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, The Learning Curve
Mid-Atlantic Construction Best of 2008, Cultural Project of the Year
,The Newseum
Industrial Designers Society of America, Industrial Design Excellence Award, Finalist, Museum Exhibits and Set Design
,Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center at Grand Teton National Park
Nashville Business Journal, Nashville's Top 25 Tourist Attractions (#7)
,Space Chase, Adventure Science Center
GE Edison Award Competition, Award of Merit to RAA's Consultant, SBLD Studio, Lighting
,Space Chase, Adventure Science Center
GE Edison Award Competition, Award for Environmental Design
,Space Chase, Adventure Science Center
Event Design Awards, Gold Winner, Best Outdoor Consumer Event/Exhibit/Environment
,Water: A Unique Resource, Expo Zaragoza 2008
American Institute of Architects, National Honor Award to the Liberty Memorial Association
,National World War I Museum
Museum + Heritage Awards for Excellence, Short List, Education Initiative
,London Transport Museum
Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence, Short List, Use of Technology
,London Transport Museum
Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence, Commendation "Classic"
,London Transport Museum
Museums + Heritage Awards, Use of Technology Award
,Culloden Battlefield Memorial Visitor Centre
Singapore Tourism Awards, Finalist, Best Leisure Attraction Experience and Best Tourism Host of a Leisure Attraction to MINDEF/S'pore Discovery Centre, S'pore Discovery Centre
Event Design Awards, Silver Winner, Best Museum Environment
,Museum of the Portuguese Language
Event Design Awards, Silver Winner for Best Permanent Installation
,Volkswagen’s Autostadt
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Merit Award, Exhibit Design/Museums
,Museum of the Portuguese Language
International Association of Lighting Designers, Award of Merit
,Museum of the Portuguese Language
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Merit Award, Exhibit Design/Museums
,National World War I Museum
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual
,National World War I Museum
36th Annual Creativity Awards, Silver Award, Edison Matrix Gallery and Conference Center
Time Out London, "The Best Secret Museums," Horniman Museum
GOOD DESIGN Awards, The Greatest Fairy Tale: The Amazing Life and Story of Hans Christian Andersen
Time Out New York - Kids "The Best of NYC," Selected Best Permanent Museum Exhibit
,Fossil Halls, American Museum of Natural History
Applied Arts Awards Annual, Environmental Design
,William J. Clinton Presidential Library
The Civic Trust Award: UK Artchitectural and Environmental Design
,The Foundling Museum
Communication Arts, Award of Excellence for Environmental Graphics, The Greatest Fairy Tale: The Amazing Life and Story of Hans Christian Andersen
Time Out London, "The Best Secret Museums"
,The Foundling Museum
36th Annual Creativity Awards, Award for Environmental Graphics, S'pore Discovery Centre
The Civic Trust Award, UK Artchitectural and Environmental Design, Horniman Museum, World Music Gallery
Applied Arts Awards Annual, Environmental Design, New York Historical Society, Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America
Gulbenkian Award, London Finalist
,The Foundling Museum
Museums + Heritage Awards, Permanent Exhibition Commendation
,The Foundling Museum
Applied Arts Awards Annual, Environmental/Signage Design
,Voices, Universal Forum for World Cultures 2004
Applied Arts Awards Annual, Environmental/Signage Design
,National Constitution Center
National Cultural Bureau, Jury's Special Prize, People's Republic of China Deng Xiaoping Memorial Museum
Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany, Nomination, National Postal Museum, The Queen's Own: Stamps That Changed the World
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Honor Award, Design/Museum Environments
,National Constitution Center
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Honor Award, Design/Museum Environments
,Voices, Universal Forum for World Cultures 2004
Industrial Designers Society of America, Gold Industrial Design Excellence Award, Museum Exhibits and Set Design
,William J. Clinton Presidential Library
I.D. Annual Design Review, Honorable Mention, Environment
,Voices, Universal Forum for World Cultures 2004
Graphis Design Annual, Exhibits, History Wall/Children's Hospital and New York-Presbyterian Hospital
GOOD DESIGN Awards
,Voices, Universal Forum for World Cultures 2004
GOOD DESIGN Awards, National Postal Museum, The Queen's Own: Stamps That Changed the World
365 AIGA Design Competition, Environmental Graphic Design
,National Constitution Center
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Special Recognition to Ralph Appelbaum
,National Constitution Center
Architech, Technology Integration in Modern Architecture to RAA's consultant Electrosonic
,National Constitution Center
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Merit Award, Exhibition Design/Museum Environments
,National Museum of Prehistory
Ceramic Tiles of Italy Design Competition, Assopiastrelle (The Association of Italian Ceramic Tile Manufacturers) and the Italian Trade Commission, Special Award for Mosaic Design and Installation
,Rose Center for Earth and Space, American Museum of Natural History
Applied Arts Awards Annual, Environmental/Signage Design, Liberty Memorial Museum
,National World War I Museum
Society of Environmental Graphic Design Exhibition, Select Award Winners of the Last Decade, Steuben Flagship Store
Industrial Designers Society of America, Bronze Industrial Design Excellence Award for Museum Exhibits and Set Design, National Civil Rights Museum Expansion
Industrial Designers Society of America, Bronze Industrial Design Excellence Award for Museum Exhibits and Set Design, American Folk Art Museum
Society of Environmental Graphic Design Exhibition, Select Award Winners of the Last Decade
,Rose Center for Earth and Space, American Museum of Natural History
Society of Environmental Graphic Design Exhibition, Select Award Winners of the Last Decade
,Hall of Biodiversity, American Museum of Natural History
Society of Environmental Graphic Design Exhibition, Select Award Winners of the Last Decade
,United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Society of Environmental Graphic Design Exhibition, Select Award Winners of the Last Decade, 50 Years of TV and More
The Civic Trust Award, Commendation for Exhibition Design
,Royal Academy of Music Museum
Society of Environmental Graphic Design Exhibition, Select Award Winners of the Last Decade, Corning Museum of Glass
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Merit Award for Exhibition Design/Museum Environments, National Civil Rights Museum Expansion
The Art Directors Club 81st Annual Awards, Merit Award, American Folk Art Museum
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Honor Award for Exhibition Design/Museum Environments, Corning Museum of Glass, Phase III
Industrial Designers Society of America, Gold Industrial Design Excellence Award for Museum Exhibits and Set Design
,Rose Center for Earth and Space, American Museum of Natural History
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Merit Award for Exhibition Design/Museum Environments
,Rose Center for Earth and Space, American Museum of Natural History
I.D. Annual Design Review, Honorable Mention Award in Environments
,Rose Center for Earth and Space, American Museum of Natural History
Hearst Publications Logo 2001 Competition, The 2nd Big Book of Logos, The Intel Museum
The Art Directors Club 80th Annual Awards, Merit Award, 50 Years of TV and More
I.D. Annual Design Review, Design Distinction Award for Environment, 50 Years of TV and More
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Honor Award for Exhibition Design/Museum Environments, 50 Years of TV and More
Pratt Institute, Legend Award, Ralph Appelbaum
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Honor Award for Retail/Commercial Environments, Steuben Flagship Store
Industrial Designers Society of America, Bronze Industrial Design Excellence Award for Museum Exhibits and Set Design, Steuben Flagship Store
Applied Arts Awards Annual, Environmental/Signage Design, Steuben Flagship Store
Applied Arts Awards Annual, Environmental/Signage Design, The Intel Museum
The Art Directors Club 80th Annual Awards, Distinctive Merit Award
,Rose Center for Earth and Space, American Museum of Natural History
Industrial Designers Society of America, Gold Industrial Design Excellence Award for Museum Exhibits and Set Design, 50 Years of TV and More
Communication Arts, Award of Excellence for Environmental Graphics
,Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
National Design Awards, National Design Award for Communications Design, Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Ralph Appelbaum
Interiors Magazine, Designer of the Year, Ralph Appelbaum
Industrial Design Excellence Awards, Silver Industrial Design Excellence Award for Museum Exhibits and Set Design, The Intel Museum
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Merit Award for Exhibition Design/Museum Environments, The Corning Museum of Glass
Applied Arts Awards Annual, Environmental/Signage Design, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Montpelier, Discovering Madison
Industrial Designers Society of America, Bronze Industrial Design Excellence Award for Museum Exhibits and Set Design, Museum of American Folk Art, Millennial Dreams
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Fellow, May Conference, Ralph Appelbaum
Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Award for Contributions to the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Ralph Appelbaum
Industrial Designers Society of America, Bronze Award for Designs of the Decade, The Corning Museum of Glass, Glass Innovation Center
Digital Design & Illustration Annual 7, Print Magazine, Corcoran Gallery and national tour, Catalog for Hands + Minds: The Art and Writing of Young People in 20th Century America
Applied Arts Awards Annual, Environmental/Signage, Japanese American National Museum presented at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, America's Concentration Camps
Industrial Designers Society of America, Silver Industrial Design Excellence Award for Museum Exhibits and Set Design, Vietnam Era Educational Center
The Critics' Choice Awards, Travel + Leisure, Exhibition
,Hall of Biodiversity, American Museum of Natural History
Applied Arts Awards Annual, Environmental/Signage
,Hall of Biodiversity, American Museum of Natural History
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Merit Award
,Hall of Biodiversity, American Museum of Natural History
I.D. Annual Design Review, Design Distinction Award in Environments
,Hall of Biodiversity, American Museum of Natural History
Communication Arts, Award of Excellence for Environmental Graphics, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Montpelier, Discovering Madison
Communication Arts, Award of Excellence for Company Literature/Catalog, Corcoran Gallery and national tour, Catalog for Hands + Minds: The Art and Writing of Young People in 20th Century America
Public Works Projects of the Year, American Public Works Association (APWA), Special Structural Cultural Award, Museum of African American History
Governor's Commission, Member, Honoring the Achievements of Women/New York State, Ralph Appelbaum
Creativity 28, Award of Distinction for Signage/Environmental Graphics, Louisville Science Center, The World We Create
Industrial Designers Society of America, Gold Industrial Design Excellence Award for Museum Exhibits and Set Design
,The Newseum
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Design Awards Competition, Honor Award for Leisure Environments, The Newseum
Communication Arts, Award of Excellence for Environmental Graphics
,Hall of Biodiversity, American Museum of Natural History
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Monument Award, Ralph Appelbaum
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Merit Award, Leisure Environments
,Fossil Halls, American Museum of Natural History
Rowena Reed Kostellow Award, Design Excellence, Ralph Appelbaum
I.D. Annual Design Review, Honorable Mention Award for Environment
,The Newseum
Graphis Design Annual, Book Design 2
,New York Public Library Centennial Exhibition
Industrial Designers Society of America, Bronze Industrial Design Excellence Award for Museum Exhibits and Set Design, Holocaust Museum Houston, Bearing Witness: A Community Remembers
The Art Directors Club 76th Annual Awards, Merit Award, American Museum of Natural History, Wallach Orientation Center and Hall of Vertebrate Origins
The Art Directors Club 76th Annual Awards, Merit Award, Holocaust Museum Houston, Bearing Witness: A Community Remembers
Industrial Designers Society of America, Silver Industrial Design Excellence Award for Museum Exhibits and Set Design, Martin Luther King, Jr., Visitors Center, National Park Service
Art Directors Club, Merit Award
,Fossil Halls, American Museum of Natural History
Presidential Award for Design Excellence
,United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
I.D. Annual Design Review, I.D. Design Distinction Award in Environments
,Fossil Halls, American Museum of Natural History
Communication Arts, Award of Excellence for Environmental Graphics, Holocaust Museum Houston
Industrial Designers Society of America, Bronze Industrial Design Excellence Award for Museum Exhibits and Set Design
,New York Public Library Centennial Exhibition
International Association of Lighting Designers Lighting Awards, Citation
,Fossil Halls, American Museum of Natural History
Industrial Designers Society of America, Industrial Design Excellence Award, Gold, Museum Exhibits and Set Design
,Fossil Halls, American Museum of Natural History
Popular Science, Best of What's New Award: The Year's 100 Greatest Achievements in Science and Technology Eighth Annual Awards, American Museum of Natural History, Dinosaur Halls
I.D. Annual Design Review, I.D. Design Distinction Award in Environments, American Museum of Natural History, Dinosaur Halls
Illuminating Engineering Society, New York Section, Lumen Citation
,Fossil Halls, American Museum of Natural History
Decima Bienal Panamericana de Arquitectura, Finalist, Holocaust Museum Houston via Beyer Blinder Belle
Industrial Designers Society of America, Gold Industrial Design Excellence Award for Museum Exhibits and Set Design, American Museum of Natural History, Dinosaur Halls
National Endowment for the Arts, Federal Design Achievement Award, Permanent Exhibition
,United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Popular Science, Best of What's New Award: The Year's 100 Greatest Achievements in Science and Technology Seventh Annual Awards: Lila Acheson Wallace Wing of Mammals and Their Extinct Relatives, American Museum of Natural History
Communication Arts, Award of Excellence for Environmental Graphics, American Museum of Natural History, Dinosaur Halls
Industrial Designers Society of America, Silver Industrial Design Excellence Awards for Museum Exhibits and Set Design, Lila Acheson Wallace Wing of Mammals and Their Extinct Relatives, American Museum of Natural History
Communication Arts, Award of Excellence for Environmental Graphics, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Liberation 1945
Massachusetts College of Art, Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary) degree, Ralph Appelbaum
Industrial Designers Society of America, Industrial Design Excellence Award, Silver, Museum Exhibits and Set Design
,Fossil Halls, American Museum of Natural History
Communication Arts, Award of Excellence, Environmental Graphics
,Fossil Halls, American Museum of Natural History
Best of What's New Award: The Year's 100 Greatest Achievements in Science and Technology, Eighth Annual Awards, Popular Science
,Fossil Halls, American Museum of Natural History
Industrial Designers Society of America, International Design Excellence Award: Museum Exhibits and Set Design, Permanent Exhibition, Gold Industrial Design Experience
,United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Graphic Design USA, American Graphic Design Award for Computer Rendering: Dream Walk, The World We Create, Louisville Science Center
Graphic Design USA, American Graphic Design Award: Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey, The Jewish Museum
Communication Arts, Award of Excellence for Environmental Graphics: Lila Acheson Wallace Wing of Mammals and Their Extinct Relatives, American Museum of Natural History,
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Honor Award, Leisure Environments, Permanent Exhibition
,United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
American Alliance of Museums, AAM Exhibition Awards: Permanent Exhibition, Top Honors
,United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Graphic Design USA, American Graphic Design Award, Permanent Exhibition
,United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Communication Arts, Award of Excellence for Environmental Graphics
,United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Interiors Magazine Interiors Awards, Best in Institutional Design
,United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Print Magazine Print Casebooks 10, Certifitcate of Design Excellence
,United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Pratt Institute, Pratt Plus Award, Ralph Appelbaum
Communication Arts, Award of Excellence for Environmental Graphics: Native Peoples of the Southwest, The Heard Museum
Print Magazine Print Casebooks, Certificate of Design Excellence: Native Peoples of the Southwest, The Heard Museum
Print Magazine Print Casebooks, Certificate of Design Excellence: Native Peoples of the Colorado Plateau, Museum of Northern Arizona
Illuminating Engineering Society, Lumen Award: Native Peoples of the Colorado Plateau, Museum of Northern Arizona
Print Magazine Print Casebooks, Certificate of Design Excellence: Fossils of New Mexico, Traveling exhibit for the State of New Mexico
CSA/American Institute of Architects, Honor Award, United States Coast Guard Academy Visitors Pavilion
Print Magazine Print Casebooks, Certificate of Design Excellence: Great Treasures of the City, American Museum of Natural History